Kim Jong-Un is one of the most reclusive leaders around but if there's one thing we know it's that the
North Korean dictator loves food even though he rules over an impoverished
people Kim indulges in all kinds of delicacies from shark fin soup to
Crystal so let's peek behind the curtains at the
top 15 things kim jeong-hoon
caspian sea caviar my monkey hates this caviar caviar is the roe or ripe egg
masses of caspian sea and black sea sturgeon this is the most coveted and
expensive version of caviar but other species of fish are acceptable as well
including salmon trout and whitefish caviar is a delicacy that is used as a
garnish or as a spread on thin crackers or sometimes a small pancake called a
blini however if you want to cut out the middleman you can eat caviar right off
the spoon not just any spoon you're supposed to use a mother-of-pearl spoon
to avoid changing the taste of the fish so many rules Arnold there's so many
rules Kim jong-eun is a man of expensive tastes so of course he only wants the
beluga sturgeon caviar from the Caspian Sea
unfortunately this species of fish is very much endangered and could go
extinct so chalk up another atrocity to the North Korean dictator and have you
no shame Pizza time is money money is power powers Pizza Pizza is knowledge
let's go kim jong un's father Kim jong-il the previous ruler of North
Korea was known to have a fondness for pizza and he liked to top his pies with
salami pepperoni and prosciutto according to a chef that worked for the
Kim's Pizza was a favorite dish Kim Jong Il likes pizza so much that he
eventually ordered that an Italian restaurant be built in his communist
paradise after all who doesn't like a good pie not me I hate pie what are you
talking about who hates pie apparently the Kim's gravitate toward the
meatlovers varieties even though the people of North Korea rare
they get any meat except perhaps some fish heads Kim jong-un's love of cheese
has been well documented so we can assume he likes generous amounts of
cheese on his pizza along with piles of fatty meats - Kim
jong-un have a sweet tooth information out of the Hermit Kingdom is scarce even
about what its leader Kim jong-un eats there doesn't seem to be specific
information about whether he has a sweet tooth or not so he might not enjoy a
sweet Hermit cookie oh good the Hermit cookie has a long tradition in America
going back to colonial times it's a sweet and spicy treat made with
ingredients like molasses cinnamon cloves and raisins
however while attending the June 2018 summit with the American president
Donald Trump Kim was served a deliciously warm chocolate lava cake
with vanilla ice cream we think it's safe to assume Kim enjoyed the decadent
dessert not a doubt in my mind top-notch Brazilian coffee coffee coffee solves
everything the North Korean dictator spent several
hundred thousand dollars a year on the coveted coffee from South America he's
not the only one who likes Brazilian coffee since the country produces 2/3 of
the world's coffee supply like many coffee lovers Kim probably appreciates
the low acidity levels found in the beans that are grown and harvested in
Brazil some areas of the country have a rich red soil that produces relatively
sweet full-bodied coffee beans the best Brazilian beans can sell for as much as
$500 a pound it seems a little ridiculous to spend that kind of money
on coffee but for a dictator that presides over one of the poorest
countries in the world it's downright obscene you should be ashamed yourself
lobster lobster back during the Cold War people used to say better dead than red
but perhaps Kim jong-un thinks more about red lobsters than red communist
ideology it seems Kim's father loved lobster too and had tried to set up a
freshwater lobster breeding project at a turtle farm before he died in 2011
however to his son's great disappointment the
farm failed to produce any lobsters kim jeong-hoon was very unhappy when he
toured the farm in 2015 and found that the lobster project had been a complete
failure if the hungry despot wants to see
lobsters boiling in a pot he'll have to go to Red Lobster just like everyone
else shark fin soup when people of a certain
age think of sharks they likely think about the giant great white shark in the
1975 movie Jaws it's a good bet that when Kim jong-un thinks about sharks he
thinks about shark fin soup this is a traditional Chinese dish that is
prepared either as a soup or a hearty or stew interestingly the shark fin only
provides texture to the dish while the flavor comes from other ingredients
since the shark fin isn't providing much in the way of flavor it seems kind of
pointless to include it in a soup and then call it shark fin soup because
shark fin soup is so popular in Asian cultures sharks are being hunted to
extinction so to add on to all the other bad
behavior by the North Korean dictator he is also contributing to the demise of
some of the world's great species of fish
sushi sushi has long been an Asian delicacy and we often associate it with
healthy eating but Kim like his father prefers Toro the fatty part of the tuna
when he indulges in sushi yellow G Cali roll Kim's father had his own personal
sushi chef who used to prepare their favorite kinds of raw fish but he had
left North Korea for a time after Kim jong-un took power when his father died
he invited the chef back perhaps surprisingly the chef decided to accept
the offer to cook for the dictator what why apparently he kept his taste for the
fatty part of the tuna and continues to eat it as a regular part of his diet
leave it to Kim jong-un to go out of his way to eat the unhealthy kind of sushi
Kobe beef steaks a lot of people like their steak rare but kim jeong-hoon
decided to take this literally the dictator has developed an appetite for
japan's rare and expensive beef that comes from the Wagyu breed of cattle
this coveted meat is commonly referred to as Kobe beef after the city in Japan
where the beef comes from Japan has a specific system for raising its cattle
in order to produce the high quality beef with its characteristic flavor
tenderness and marbled structure and they even account for the color of the
meat this sounds intense well it's fine bones the choicest pieces
of Kobe beef earn an a5 grade this kind of quality doesn't come cheap as a pound
of this meat can cost you a hundred and fifty dollars even the lowliest cut of
beef is well beyond the hopes of most of the North Korean people who subsist on
things like boiled rice porridge and bean paste it's likely Kim favors the a5
Kobe beef if he can get it give it to me no Emmental cheese how much cheese have
you eaten today how much Jesus too much she Emmental cheese originated in
Switzerland and is named after the area of the country it came from it is a
medium hard cheese that is often described as having a savory but
somewhat mild flavor of course many people know it by its distinctive holes
Emmental cheese is often used in cooking certain dishes such as fondue Angra 10
kim jong hoon is such a fan of Emmental cheese that his indulgence in this
luxury food has reportedly contributed mightily to his waistline the cheese
also is said to have contributed to the dictators bout with gout a joint disease
caused by high levels of uric acid gout can be a painful condition but let's
face it the North Korean dictator deserves worse than some foot discomfort
from eating wheels of pricy cheese while his people go hungry and you not
understanding that you're a horrible person doesn't make you less of a
horrible person make wine like Indiana Jones the intrepid archaeologist of
movie Fame a lot of people don't like snakes apparently Kim isn't one of those
people because he enjoys sipping glasses of snake wine this isn't just a colorful
name for an exotic wine it's literally wine with a snake in the bottle snake
wine is usually made from rice wine or grain alcohol but a snake is put in the
bottle to infuse it with certain curative properties thick white wine
made of rice snake wine was introduced in China centuries ago and spread
throughout Asia because of its reputation of being able to cure a
number of ailments this sounds a lot like what we in the West would refer to
as snake oil regardless of the reasons one might drink snake wine it seems like
it would be an acquired taste at best crystal champagne crystal
champagne was created in 1876 by an enterprising Frenchman named Louie Roda
rare he developed the sparkling wine for Alexander the second
the Tsar of Russia the Tsar demanded that the champagne be put in clear glass
or crystal bottles instead of the usual dark green tinted bottles so his enemies
couldn't assassinate him with bombs placed in the bottles of sparkling wine
Wow talk about paranoid does this kind of paranoia remind you of any
present-day dictators Kim jong-un likes champagne but he loves Cristal because
it is considered the best Kim also likes caviar and it just so happens that this
delicacy pairs very well with Cristal while any champagne would do it's
nothing but the best for the fearless leader
Jesus is such a food snob a Hennessy man it's been well established that the
North Korean dictator likes to indulge in the finer things in life this
includes plenty of foods but it also includes some of the higher-end alcohol
available for Kim jong-un it appears that price is no object so
when he wants a glass of cognac the communist ruler reaches straight for the
Hennessy this is an unnecessary indulgence Hennessy is a kind of wine
that technically must be produced in the cognacs
region of France the process that produces a bottle of cognac is exact and
time-consuming this rigorous process starts with harvesting the best grapes
then moves on to a long distillation process and finishes with aging the wine
in wooden barrels to add some of the beverages distinct color and flavor with
all the resources Kim devotes to acquiring and consuming delicacies one
has to wonder if he actually appreciates these luxuries or he's just a poser who
likes people to know he has the money and connections to obtain them you are
trying way too hard he always drinks wine everything's better with some wine
in the bay Kim jong-un may not be a vampire but
he's probably even more frightening when he's not making life difficult for his
people he likes to relax with a nice glass of wine what kind of wine you ask
this is kim jong un's so only the best will satisfy his discerning palate we
have an amazing it's the most expensive yes I believe it
is according to reports he favors French wine and has boasted about drinking 10
bottles of the expensive alcohol in a single evening this is a rather dubious
feat especially from someone who lies with the ease most people breathe so we
can't really take him at his word every word out of your mouth is like the
squawk of an ugly pelican like most reports that trickle out of North Korea
it's often hard to know what's true and what isn't but according to some reports
Kim has lost a bit of his passion for wine recently in favour of Russian vodka
Kim jong-un and Russian vodka vodka originated in Russia and Poland and was
traditionally made from potatoes more recent varieties of the liquor can also
use fruit or sugar as the base despite the potatoes lowly reputation Russian
vodka is a coveted commodity that has not escaped the attention of Kim jong-un
I must have it former NBA player Dennis Rodman has
recounted a story in which he hung out with The Dictator in North Korea at the
party vodka flowed freely as they enjoyed karaoke and the company of
attractive women Rodman explained that everyone got quite drunk on copious
amounts of the Russian staple but that's still no excuse for Rodman enjoying the
company of a brutal dictator you disappoint me however it isn't all going
to plan for Kim in February 20 19 seized 90,000 bottles of Russian vodka
they believed was on its way to the Hermit Kingdom that's gonna sting
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